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T. SHARLOW. CONTAINER FOR PHONOGRAPHICr RECORDS.

APPLICATION FILED MAYI9.-19I9. 1,316,395. Patentedsm. 16, 1919.

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T0 all whom'z'tmag/concerma Be it' known; that I,'THoMAs SHA-BLOW., a. citizenof; the United-States, and. a resident of Yonkers, county. ofWestchester, and Statel of. New. York,.have-invented. certain -new andi useful :Improvements infContainers .for 'Phonographic'Records, &c.-, ofwhich ythe following is aspeciication.

While applicable for l.use forxvariousA anal;- ogous. purposes. my invention. is designed; moreA particularly, to afford. a=simple, compact, cheap, light-Weight container, for. phonographic record disks, constructed insuch` manner vthat.amaximumiholding capacity is attained' in la minimum of area,-the invention consisting essentially in nestingfaplurality of hinged disksi-rece}g)t"acles,` each of a different size, in a commoncasingfor the accommodation of different sizes of disk records, etc.,-certain of` said. hinged`V recep tacles being positioned in the casing on*L a side thereof opposite to the side on which the others are positioned so as to utilize and economize space, as hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figures 1 and 2, are elevations of the two facial sides of my phonographic record container;

Fig. 3, is a vertical section thereof taken upon plane of line 8-3, Fig. 1, with the larger disk receptacle open and accessible;

Fig. 4f, is a view of a portion ofthe top 0f the container, showing the larger disk receptacle protuberant, as in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5, is a view of a portion of the top of the other side of the container, showing the relatively small auxiliary receptacle open and accessible.

Commercially considered, there are four standard sizes of phonographic disk records on the market, the smaller size being five -inches in diameter and the largest twelve inches in diameter, the intervening sizes being respectively nine and ten inches in diameter. It is the object of my invention to afford accommodation Ifor all these sizes of records, and for phonograph needles, etc., in a container that is adapted also for use as a stand or support for a phonograph. To this end I make any container C, with a flat to 0, on which the ordinary detached portale phonograph may be placed when desired, s0 as to be in convenient proximity to the rec= ords, ete., stored below.

' The? container C, consists ofian outer shell or casing y:formedessentiallyof the `two op posite -facial sidesl c', 02,fthe4 blankv sides @3f 03,. andzthe top". c, .l and.'vl is preferably made of:y

and" vit isl alsol preferably formed.- with legs c4, terminatingv inicastersrcto facilitate' movingf andfturning' sothat either of-4 theopposite facialf sides c,l/ @2t-maybe: rendered conveniently accessible;

larger one* Inr'Figf. 3; thel'argergrecep# tacle "L, dlist' shown f in solid? "lines1-as'Jope'ne'd' up-y andi vprctaiberrant;. while its: position-f when. Within' the container C, iswindioatedby dotted? lines, which latter it will be observed show that whenlsoclosedtheflargei"receptacleili; occupies substantially the whole of the lower part of the container C. The ositioning of the smaller record receptacle on the same side c, and above the larger record receptacle L, leaves space in the container C, for the positioning (on the other facial side c2) of the medial sized record receptacle M, above that occupied by the larger record receptacle L, when closed, and between it and the inturned position of the smaller record recep tacle S, as shown in Fig. 3,-a still smaller receptacle I, for incidentals, being also provided on this facial side 02, of the container below the said medial record receptacle M, and between it and the inturned position of the larger record receptacle L, thus utilizing practically all the available space within the container C.

The hinges 7L, by which the several receptacles L, S, M, and I, are connected to the container C, may be of any desired or suitable form and construction; and each of said receptacles is formed with a front stop f, and a rear stop r, for contacting with the container in each eXtreme of position. Each receptacle is also provided with a handle a, to facilitate manipulation; and it is to be noted in this connection, that the receptacles are so hinged to the container that gravity will maintain them in either position,- z'. e., advanced or retracted,-in both of which positions their centers of gravity are beyond the hinged support.

The record receptacles L, S, and M, are each formed with a series of partitions p,

to afford lateral vsupport for the record disks d, placed therein. I have herein shown these partitions p, as consisting of a series of spaced apart Wires, for lightness and cheapness of construction, although I kdo not restrict myself in this respect, since other forms and structures of partition may be resorted to vWith like result in so far as the independent lateral support of the record disks d, is concerned.

The receptacle for incidentals, I, is provided With pockets or compartments n', n2, n3, at, adapted to hold needle points, as hard, medium, soft and discards; and these pockets may be made detachable.` This receptacle I, also affords accommodation for the storage of a disk brush b.

The main or larger record receptacle L, is designed to accommodate the two larger sizes of record disks-'those of ten and twelve inch diameter respectively; While the small, live inch record disks are stored in the smaller receptacle S, and the nine inch records in the medial record receptacle M. Thus the variousfcommercial grades of phonographic recordsY may be stored compactly and conveniently in a relatively small area,

and in such manner as to be readily accessible, together with aceessorieswused in connection therewith.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,

The container described comprising opposed facial sides, opposed blank sides at right angles thereto, and a top, a receptacle for large records hinged to one facial side near the bottom thereof, a receptacle for smaller records hinged to the opposite facial side at a point at substantially the midheight of the container, a receptacle for a smaller size record hinged to the same side as the first-named yreceptacle and above the latter and at a point substantially opposite the receptacle for smaller records, and a receptacle for needles, etc., hinged to the facial side opposite that to Which the firstnamed receptacle is hinged, each receptacle being movable each independently of the others and closable into spaces intervening in position to those occupied by the remainder of the receptacles.

THOMAS SI-IARLOW.

Witnesses:

Gno. WM. MrArr, DOROTHY MIAIT.

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